NRS 641C.065
“Clinical practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders” defined.

1.

“Clinical practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders” means:

(a)

The application of counseling to reduce or eliminate the habitual use of alcohol or other drugs, other than any maintenance dosage of a narcotic or habit-forming drug administered pursuant to chapter 453 of NRS; and

(b)

The identification, evaluation and diagnosis of and treatment for a mental illness when a person with mental illness also has an alcohol or other substance use disorder.

2.

The term does not include:

(a)

The diagnosis or treatment of a psychotic disorder; or

(b)

The use of a psychological or psychometric assessment test to determine intelligence, personality, aptitude and interests.

Source: Section 641C.065 — “Clinical practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders” defined., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-641C.­html#NRS641CSec065 (accessed May 26, 2025).

May 26, 2025

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